The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15

| buildings and cellars sui remain OUT on
Nineville branch, near Macon, in dilap-
idatcd condition. The firm secured "A fore
man from the West, who ruined their beer,
and the concern bursted, leaving Russell
with nothing but little property on Cotton
| avenue. For a long time he was with l..
| w. Rasdal. and when the Aurora beer first
appeared at Macon Russell took the agency.
Finally he removed, in 1880, back to the
| Cotton avenue place, and opened grocery
store, where he has made money.
A lady on Pine street, Macon, baked some
cake the other day for an evening party.
| When the party come Off it was noticed that
| the guests let the cake severely alone. In
vain did the hostess prevail upon them to
| partake of the cake She intimated that
she made it herself and to slight it would be
TO slight her. The guests did not take the
| hint, and the cake went untouched. Deter
! mined that the cake should not go begging
/ she concluded to eat some of it herself, and
| then she discovered the cause of the trouble
| 1t tasted wrong, and after investigation sh g
| found that instead of havoring it with
vanilla she had used the wrong bottle, and
dosed it heavily with Bryant's cholera
| remedy.
At Cochran, a few days ago, r. E. Nichols
and j. H. Marchman, both citizens of that
| place, quarrced about a business matter
| and words brought on blows. Nichols
struck Marchman over the head with a
| heavy stick, fracturing the skull, and
| from the effects of which he died
in the afternoon of the same day,
about 4 o'clock. There seems to have
been no intention on the part of Nichols
| to do Marchman serious injury. They had
both been warm friends up TO a few mo-
ments before the blow was struck March
man was the Constable of his district and
leaves large and helpless family. Nichols
is an ex- Mayor of the town, and member
| of the present Board of Aldermen. We
learn that a verdict of involuntary man
slaughter was rendered by the Coroner's
jury.
An employee of the Dartmouth factory, at
Augusta, stated Wednesday that a number
| Of the hands appeared in the office OF Supt
Maxwell Wednesday morning. and made
complaint of continued bad treatment at the
hands of head overseer Murray. Among
the delegation, SO the report went, were sew
eral of the female operatives, who were
prominent in the dissatisfaction. Mr. Max
well then gave the matter thorough investi-
CATION, after which he discharged Overseer
Murray and promoted Mr.. George Lynch TO
the position. Last night reporter called
on Supt Maxwell, and after relating the
above, inquired If it was correct. He re
piled that it was not, and stated further that
it was Mr.. Murray who was dissatisfied with
his position. He had asked to be relieved,
in order to return to his home in Philadel-
phia, and his request was granted. This,
Mr. Maxwell said, was the true state of
affairs.
Al Athens Bob Reaves still fingers in
pain, but his chances for life are slightly
better. Wednesday morning the ball was
| removed, and proved to be a 3S-calibre. 1t
was not so near the skin as was at first sup
posed. The operation was a very painful
one and Mr.. Reaves seemed TO suffer great
deal during its performance He soon raj
lied, however, and fell into another slumber
which was comparatively tranquil DR..
Benedict says that an investigation of liver
wounds shows that GA per cent. die, which
gives Mr.. ReaveS about SO per cent. to sur
vive. Mr.. Reaves has a strong constitu-
ton to sustain him He is in perfect health,
and has every care that medical skill and
kind friends can bestow. Tuesday night
parties were started out in every direction
in search of Mr. Murray. He has not been
found, but his family and friends say he
will be produced at proper time for com
mitment trial
Stretched out upon the hard floor of the
depot at Macon Wednesday lay a negro man
| q feet inches tall, his hands being hand
cuffed, The unfortunate person was Leon
| ard Johnson and his home is in Berrien
county. He was being carried to the State
| lunatic asylum at Milledgevilie, and was in
charge of Sheriff J. r. McCranie, of that
county. johnson has been suffering for
years with terrible sore on his leg and has
not walked "a step for years, until one month
ago, when he lost his mind. He arose one
| night and walked seven miles-a raving,
| desperate, dangerous maniac. When cap
| tured he had torn his clothing from his body
and was frightful sight. In moment,
almost, his strength was changed from that
| of weak, helpless man to that of a lion
His hands had to be kept tied to prevent him
| from disrobing himself. The negro had the
widest and most ferocious look about him
| imaginable, and during his stay at the depot
he had to be constantly watched like some
captive beast of prey.
The Farmers Convention, to meet in At
lanta on Aug. rs, will be one of the largest
and most representative bodies of men that
have ever assembled in the South. Intelli-
| gent and well-informed men engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits from the Southern States,
| in many Instances, doubtless, accompanied
| by the ladies of their families will gather in
Atlanta at that time. The Governors and
| Commissioners of Agriculture of the several
States have exercised great care in select
| ing delegates. Bona fde farmers have
| been appointed, not mere theorists,
who in the retirement afforded by a well
| stocked library write articles upon agricul-
| ture, but men engaged in the actual cult
walton of the soil, who personally direct and
/ superintend their planting interests. The
| object of the convention is to allow an inter
| change of views and ideas, and to see if out
| of the general discussion that will take
| place, some sensible, well matured plan
| looking toward the amelioration of
| the planting interests, cannot be devised.
| The impression is well nigh universal that
the farmers of the South, except in rare
cases, are not doing as well as they ought to
| do, and the main and primary object of the
convention looks toward the Improvement
| of the farmers condition.
The term of the United States court that
has Just closed at Macon was rather phe-
nomenal in the amount of business done.
| There were on the civil docket in common
law, equity and scire facias, just eighty-two
cases ut the beginning of the term OF
| these, twenty-four common law, eleven
| equity and two scire facias cases were dis
| posed Of, leaving forty-flve still pend
| ing In the Circuit Court eighteen
criminal cases were tried, of which eight
We're convictions. In the district branch of
the court twenty-siN criminal cases were
tried, and twelve convictions resulted,
making of both courts percentage of 5-ll
convictions, or very nearly half. In
the two courts there are twenty-nine cases
still pending. The Jail was cleared of
| all prisoners save those who were committed
there as part or the whole of their punish
ment. Court met mt 9 a. M, and closed
/ abOut | d. m . and the spsSiou lnStpd tOautN,